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Do I need screening for peripheral artery disease?
Tribune Media ServicesQ: My local senior center is sponsoring a test to check for "peripheral artery disease." The test is free, and they say it's safe and painless. Do you think it's a good idea? A: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a form of atherosclerosis. In this case,...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Sports, Ice Hockey
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Heart Disease and Diabetes
HealthKey.com contributorAdults with diabetes have heart disease death rates about two to four times higher than adults without diabetes. Diabetes can change the chemical makeup of substances in the blood, which can cause blood vessels to narrow or to clog up. This is called...Tags: Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, Health, Heart and Circulatory System
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Television Can Make You Fat
McClatchy NewspapersAs a society, we are watching more television and doing less exercise than we should, with increasingly adverse effects on our health. The reasons our patients give us for their TV watching include: "I work hard and need TV to relax," "Why should I...Tags: Entertainment, Medical Research, Heart Disease, Judges, American Medical Association
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Do Kids Need a Cholesterol Test?
Special To Tribune NewspapersMy children hate needles — in that dread-filled way of kids who have been stuck once too often — and getting them to the doctor for shots or a blood test can be quite an ordeal. They never downright refuse to go, but there's always plenty of...Tags: Overweight, Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Health, Research
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Musician Charlie Daniels Suffers Mild Stroke
HealthKey.comThe Associated Press reported Friday that country fiddler-guitarist Charlie Daniels is recovering after suffering a mild stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado, his spokeswoman said Wednesday. Daniels, 73, suffered the stroke Jan. 15 and was treated at...Tags: Denver, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, High Blood Pressure, Stroke
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Coronary Artery Disease
HealthKey.com contributorCoronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease and is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. What It Is and Causes CAD is a condition...Tags: Heart Disease, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Family, Pharmaceuticals
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Study: Freeways Will Harden Your Arteries
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- People who live within 100 meters of Los Angeles freeways develop atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, at twice the rate of those who live farther away, it was reported today. The study by USC and UC Berkeley researchers and...Tags: Road Transportation, Education, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation, University of California, Berkeley
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Gained Weight After Ditching The Butt? Blame Diabetes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSmoking raises the risk of diabetes, but new research indicates that -- at least in the short term -- kicking the habit increases the risk even more. The problem is not really quitting smoking. It's the pounds most people pack on when they give up...Tags: Diabetes, Science and Technology, Education, Obesity, Medical Research
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Severe Hypotension or Stiff Arteries May Cause Extremely Low Diastolic Blood Pressure
Medical Edge from Mayo ClinicDEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are the causes of an extremely low diastolic blood pressure? ANSWER: Two circumstances typically can result in extremely low diastolic blood pressure. The condition may be associated with severe hypotension, or it could be caused...Tags: Allergies, Health, Heart Failure, Diseases and Illnesses, Mayo Clinic
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Radio Host Recovers From Mild Stroke
HealthKey.comAmerican humorist and radio host Garrison Keillor continues to recover from a minor stroke he suffered on Labor Day at his home in Minneapolis. Keillor, 67, drove himself to a hospital in St. Paul after feeling ill. He was then taken to the Mayo Clinic,...Tags: Labor Day, Entertainment, Health, Radio Industry, Mayo Clinic
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Standing up to industry
Sun StaffLast of three articles BOSTON - Three years into one of history's largest trials of a new AIDS treatment, Steve Lagakos realized that it wasn't working and ordered a halt. Lagakos' verdict disappointed tens of thousands who suffer from the deadly...Tags: Biology, Medical Research, Columbia University, Preventative Medicine, Oncology
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Genes offer sampling of hope and fear
Tribune staff reporterIt was supposed to be a simple bargain--an honest if somewhat bizarre deal struck between one of the last Stone Age peoples and the most technologically advanced society. Soon after the Hagahai emerged from the cloud forests of Papua New Guinea in the...Tags: Biology, Medical Research, Hunting, Alzheimer's Disease, African Americans
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